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here in the bowls of the "national geograic" society in washington d.c. bonner, theç chivist oversees a collection osome 11.5 millioimages. >> withouthe excavation ound. >> brown: there's everythi om an expedition at the north pole inç e late 1800s to hunters izanz bar several cades later. coal miners in england in 38 mount rushmore under constrtion in 1947. 5a >>ust can't wait for people see some of these things. >> bro: bonner's underground worlis made up of aisle after aisle of eelopes and boxes containing imas that for the most part went unpuished, called them theç outtakes fm thousands of assignments and exditions. vintage ack-and-whites and ansparencies asçó well as th first commercially successfu color photographs pruced on glass d known as w3 autochromes. there are also 12,00pieces of original art commissied by t society includingç this wyh painting titled sea monsters now tbe worth severamillion dollars.ç millions of more recent trsparencies are kept in cold storage includi 35,000 specially trained personnel can retrieve them in low-
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here is a look ahead at where our washington teams stand. friday the wizards are back to take on the orlando magic. the capital start tuesday at home ainst the montreal canadiens. the capitals had to atlanta saturday to take on the thrashers. the redskins game, the team is not play off down. coming up, a car overturns in rock creek, sending cruise kremlin to try to get to the driver trapped inside -- sending crews >> the dc area is in the middle of a deep freeze, with some of the coldest air we have seen so far this winter. the powerful wind gusts made it feel like it was in the single digits. the wind brought down trees and knocked out power to thousands of people across the area. investigators are trying to figure out what led to a bizarre accident this morning. police say a car went off the rock creek parkway and into the icy rock creek. joshua kuhlman was pulled from the vehicle barely ali ad rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead this afternoon. there will be enhanced security measures for people coming to the u.s. from ov
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and the conservative in washington, amanda carpenter, "the washington times." the buck stops with him. was that a good move today? >> certainly a different move than we heard in the bush administration. i never heard anybody taking responsibility for 9/11, for katrina. i thought he stepped to the plate and i couldn't disagree with paul bremer more, larry. i think he is prosecuting the same way president bush prosecuted the shoe bomber, richard reid as a criminal. you want to prosecute them as what they are and that's criminals. that's what clinton did when he put the previous bombers in jail instead of letting them get away like osama bin laden. >> larry: bay, what did you make of the president today? >> you know, i think it's a little bit too late is what it is. i think what he did today was right and he took responsibility, as stephanie said, as he well should. look what happened here. this was an attempted act of war against the united states of america. we had al ckqaeda moving an operative on an american plane, putting him in a specific seat to do this cri
and the conservative in washington, amanda carpenter, "the washington times." the buck stops with him. was that a good move today? >> certainly a different move than we heard in the bush administration. i never heard anybody taking responsibility for 9/11, for katrina. i thought he stepped to the plate and i couldn't disagree with paul bremer more, larry. i think he is prosecuting the same way president bush prosecuted the shoe bomber, richard reid as a criminal. you want to...
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. >> also in washington, a jogger makes a grim discovery this morning. a car frozen in the waters of rock creek with the men inside. we will have an update on his condition after the break. -- with a man inside. we will have an update on his condition after the break. police arrest a man accused of police arrest a man accused of gunning >> the man was found inside and overturned car at rock creek this morning. a jogger made the discovery at 11:30 a.m. the car was submerged in about 6 feet of water. it was hard to believe it was -- they believe it was there for some time because ice formed around it. a fire department spokesperson says the victim is in the 50's and is at george washington hospital. a tip to the show "america's most woanted" led to the capture of a suspect. u.s. marshals arrested paul late saturday night. he had been the focus of an intense nationwide manhunt after he allegedly shot and killed his twin sisters, his aunt, and a cousin. the family says the rest means there will be able to sleep at night. >> the manhunt added a lot of stress
. >> also in washington, a jogger makes a grim discovery this morning. a car frozen in the waters of rock creek with the men inside. we will have an update on his condition after the break. -- with a man inside. we will have an update on his condition after the break. police arrest a man accused of police arrest a man accused of gunning >> the man was found inside and overturned car at rock creek this morning. a jogger made the discovery at 11:30 a.m. the car was submerged in about...
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it is happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard. i think we can do better. i can go down there and bring conversations back. as the 60th senator, debate will be cut off and that is not good for democracy. i hope i get the opportunity on january 19. i appreciate everyone being here and what you have done. >> thank you for moderating and thanks for coming out. this election a week from now is about the economy and about the future. this is about big government candidates against a small government canada. what you need to ask yourself is, scott will spend money on war. martha will spend money on health care. who do you want to spend your money? do you want the government to spend your money? do you want to make those decisions for yourself? i am the only candidate who will cut spending. i will repeal obamacare and file legislation to end the wars and bring that money back to the people of massachusetts and the rest of the country. i will audit the federal reserve. i am willing to cut the spending. you have to ask yourself, would you w
it is happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard. i think we can do better. i can go down there and bring conversations back. as the 60th senator, debate will be cut off and that is not good for democracy. i hope i get the opportunity on january 19. i appreciate everyone being here and what you have done. >> thank you for moderating and thanks for coming out. this election a week from now is about the economy and about the future. this is...
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chris lawrence, cnn, washington. >>> all right. we're going to move on to the issue at hand, that being the weather outside. a lot of people calling it down right frightful. it's dangerous peshlgsly in areas that are below freezing, reynolds. >>> as always, it can involve the choice of wardrobe. if you're going out and you happen to live in fargo, you don't want to go to the mailbox wearing a speedo. maybe a parka would be better. let me show you what you have. one question people have is why is this happening. it's simple. we have a trough in our jet stream. a jet stream is a giant atmospheric barrier. we have a big ridge to the west and a trough to the east. that allows cold air to pile in into parts of the great lakes and the northern plains. and this is exactly what's it's been doing and the temperatures have been dropping like crazy. fargo at this hour, 27 degrees below zero fahrenheit, minneapolis, 14 below, duluth, even des moines and sioux falls, temperatures there dropping significantly. kansas city this morning, current t
chris lawrence, cnn, washington. >>> all right. we're going to move on to the issue at hand, that being the weather outside. a lot of people calling it down right frightful. it's dangerous peshlgsly in areas that are below freezing, reynolds. >>> as always, it can involve the choice of wardrobe. if you're going out and you happen to live in fargo, you don't want to go to the mailbox wearing a speedo. maybe a parka would be better. let me show you what you have. one question...
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brooke hart has the latest from washington. a >> new screening rules were not a factor in a securities scare last nine and a new work after the wrong man walked through a checkpoint and disappeared. flights were delayed hours. new rules mean tighter security for all travelers bound for the u.s., with more random screenings, patdowns, bag searches, and body scans. passengers from 14 named countries all deemed state sponsors of terror or countries of interest can expect such checks across the board. that includes yemen, the country were president, said that the nigerian-born abdulmutallab was trained to carry a christmas day bomb plot. >> this group, al qaeda in the iridium peninsula, crandon and directed him to attack a plane headed for -- trained him and directed him to attack a plane headed for america. >> there is an advantage to talking to us in terms of plea agreements. >> critics say that the case does not belong in civilian courts. >> if we treated the christmas day, as a terrorist, he would have immediately been interrog
brooke hart has the latest from washington. a >> new screening rules were not a factor in a securities scare last nine and a new work after the wrong man walked through a checkpoint and disappeared. flights were delayed hours. new rules mean tighter security for all travelers bound for the u.s., with more random screenings, patdowns, bag searches, and body scans. passengers from 14 named countries all deemed state sponsors of terror or countries of interest can expect such checks across...
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we cannot now but washington democracy -- washington bureaucracy undermined of virginia. [applause] >> i have written a letter to the secretary of the interior to let them know i believe this is a priority for virginia consistent with president obama's commitment to make our nation more energy secure. several studies have shown that environmentally-safe offshore production will create thousands of jobs, put hundreds of billions of dollars into our depleted coffers and bring billions of capital dollars to the old dominion. there are many unemployed virginians ready to go to work in the oil and natural gas production industries. we must continue to prepare for the reality of offshore production this session by mandating a 20% of new tax revenues created in the future and in the authorized be invested in renewable energy projects with the other 80% going to transportation infrastructure in virginia. [applause] >> we must also promote va's coal and natural gas industries. [applause] >> as coal gasification technology becomes more self- sufficient, nuclear power growth must al
we cannot now but washington democracy -- washington bureaucracy undermined of virginia. [applause] >> i have written a letter to the secretary of the interior to let them know i believe this is a priority for virginia consistent with president obama's commitment to make our nation more energy secure. several studies have shown that environmentally-safe offshore production will create thousands of jobs, put hundreds of billions of dollars into our depleted coffers and bring billions of...
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here in the bowls of the "national geographic" society in washington d.c. bonner, theç archivist oversees a collection of some 11.5 million images. >>ok without the excavation around. >> brown: there's everything from an expedition at the north pole inç the late 1800s to hunters in zanz bar several decades later. Ñi coal miners in england in 1938 to mount rushmore under construction in 1947. 5a >> just can't wait for people to see some of these things. >> brown: bonner's underground world is made up of aisle after aisle of envelopes and boxes containing images that for the most part went unpublished, called them theç outtakes from thousands of assignments and expeditions. vintage black-and-whites and transparencies asçó well as the first commercially successful color photographs produced on glass and known as w3 autochromes. there are also 12,000 pieces of original art commissioned by the society includingç this wyeth painting titled sea monsters now to be worth several million dollars.ç millions of more recent transparencies are kept in cold
here in the bowls of the "national geographic" society in washington d.c. bonner, theç archivist oversees a collection of some 11.5 million images. >>ok without the excavation around. >> brown: there's everything from an expedition at the north pole inç the late 1800s to hunters in zanz bar several decades later. Ñi coal miners in england in 1938 to mount rushmore under construction in 1947. 5a >> just can't wait for people to see some of these things. >>...
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just get yourself to washington. when we come back, we're going to ask those four national security reporters to give us the straight scoop. has president obama shown enough of a command presence, meaning real control of the government bureaucracy in fighting this war? plus scoops and predictions from the notebooks of these top reporters. we'll be right back. chris: welcome back. the obama administration is ending its first year under huge pressure on the security front. some from past administrations are on record doubting this team has the right focus. here's former attorney general michael mukasey in "the wall street journal" this week. some in the executive branch are focused more on not sounding like their predecessors than in finding a neutralizing people who believe it is their religious duty to kill us. andrea, is the president successful so far in becoming a true chief executive and not a campaigner who's going on television and touring the country and doing interviews? >> i think in fact that he's made a ve
just get yourself to washington. when we come back, we're going to ask those four national security reporters to give us the straight scoop. has president obama shown enough of a command presence, meaning real control of the government bureaucracy in fighting this war? plus scoops and predictions from the notebooks of these top reporters. we'll be right back. chris: welcome back. the obama administration is ending its first year under huge pressure on the security front. some from past...
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i guess in the transferring of that information to the folks in washington, d.c. and the intelligence there, his name was actually misspelled. so how does this happen? >> well, that's a very common problem, particularly with arabic names that the alphabet don't match up identifically to translate names into english. and we have had cases where four or five members of the same family with the last name mohammad have it spelled a different way when it was translated into english. and the computers, you know marks not be ab, may not be able to pick up that. that's a critical problem. that's why the idea that we can ever completely rely on intelligence is not going to happen. >> the president has ordered four key reforms and one of them is to strengthen the criteria that it takes to put somebody on the no fly list. so is that enough? how do you feel about these lists? are they working? >> yeah. it will help, of course. but if we take this case specifically, if the father died of a heart attack five years ago, we would have a multimillionaire young man who would never
i guess in the transferring of that information to the folks in washington, d.c. and the intelligence there, his name was actually misspelled. so how does this happen? >> well, that's a very common problem, particularly with arabic names that the alphabet don't match up identifically to translate names into english. and we have had cases where four or five members of the same family with the last name mohammad have it spelled a different way when it was translated into english. and the...
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[applause] >> more from the washington center for internships. remarks by former oklahoma congressman mickey edwards, vice-president of the aspen institute. he talks about the relationship between the president and congress. it is an hour. >> delivered but not announced. i want to take special care in introducing our next speaker and preface my introduction by saying there are many people who served in congress and retired and were never heard from again. they perhaps ascended into the world of lobbying or went back home, but very few, i can probably count on the fingers of one hand the former members of congress who are called upon constantly for comment on current developments in american politics. one of them yesterday, chuck yeager, of a much will be heard and alan simpson, former senator from wyoming, the third is someone i have known for a long time, representative mickey edwards who served on the house of representatives, a republican who served on the appropriations committee at a time when the budget committee was in its infancy. he is n
[applause] >> more from the washington center for internships. remarks by former oklahoma congressman mickey edwards, vice-president of the aspen institute. he talks about the relationship between the president and congress. it is an hour. >> delivered but not announced. i want to take special care in introducing our next speaker and preface my introduction by saying there are many people who served in congress and retired and were never heard from again. they perhaps ascended into...
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on the "washington journal tomorrow morning they will discuss airline security. three militant anti-government protest in iran. you can call in with your questions about the federal reserve. a professor will discuss how and why the fed is -- the fed was created. this show is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. several live revested i about tomorrow on c-span. one animal speaks and the role of the military -- admiral speaks on the will of the military. we will be live from the national archives for a discussion of president nixon's meeting with elvis presley. the point of them sing together is the most requested fuddle from the archives. -- the photo of them meeting together is the most requested photo from the archives. >> this show is part of book tv this weekend. it is on c-span2. >> not president obama will talk about security issues regarding the attempted bombing attack on a flight headed to detroit. >> good morning. i called various leaders to the white house because the face a challenge. on christmas, al qaeda will stop at nothing in their efforts to kill
on the "washington journal tomorrow morning they will discuss airline security. three militant anti-government protest in iran. you can call in with your questions about the federal reserve. a professor will discuss how and why the fed is -- the fed was created. this show is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. several live revested i about tomorrow on c-span. one animal speaks and the role of the military -- admiral speaks on the will of the military. we will be live from the national...
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that is one of the discussions going on today here in washington. if you look at the bill carefully, the foundation of comprehensive and longer-term service support in this bill. when you look at things like creating an office for the center of innovation. if you look at the proposals, if you did get the ideas around improving home businesses that the state level taken as a whole, long term services starts with what is in this bill. the stars of health care reform. if one really cares about things like improving quality, creating more care, creating a quality of life and not as tough agenda, and the really important decisions like and in the cost curve -- it is for those who use the system. it is for those most in need for those opportunities. we think that today's issue and the comments that will be made by i by our officers will really be here today. thank you very much. [applause] >> as bruce mentioned, several authors are also with us today who will not be presenting. it is only because we cannot have a news briefing that was three or four days
that is one of the discussions going on today here in washington. if you look at the bill carefully, the foundation of comprehensive and longer-term service support in this bill. when you look at things like creating an office for the center of innovation. if you look at the proposals, if you did get the ideas around improving home businesses that the state level taken as a whole, long term services starts with what is in this bill. the stars of health care reform. if one really cares about...
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president obama returns to washington today cutting short his hawaiian holiday. he's ready to address national security after the christmas day terror plot. >>> the tallest building in the world opens today in dubai. nobody has said exactly how high this tower stands but there are reports it's 2,700 feet tall. that's bigger than any other building in the world. >>> and nfl league officials, congressional investigators and safety experts meet today in detroit to discuss football helmets. players want better protection from head injuries. >>> finally this half hour, it's every weekend warrior's dream. to give up your job and do the fun stuff full-time. >> losing your job would seem to push that dream even farther away. for one amateur bowler chris bury met it was a very lucky strike. >> reporter: tom smallwood, a man with a mean left hook, dreamed of making his living on the lanes. but like so many in michigan, he earned his pay on an assembly line. until he was laid off from this gm factory two days before christmas in 2008. >> i have a 2-year-old and a house and
president obama returns to washington today cutting short his hawaiian holiday. he's ready to address national security after the christmas day terror plot. >>> the tallest building in the world opens today in dubai. nobody has said exactly how high this tower stands but there are reports it's 2,700 feet tall. that's bigger than any other building in the world. >>> and nfl league officials, congressional investigators and safety experts meet today in detroit to discuss...
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and on "washington journal" we'll look at the terrorist threat and the government protests in iran and the hivetry and role of the federal reserve. >> several events to tell about today on c-span. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, speaks at the washington center for interns on the role of the military. that's at 10:00 a.m. eastern. at noon eastern, a discussion of conflict in the developing world hosted by the wilson center and catholic relief services. and we'll be live from the national archives at 7:00 p.m. eastern for a discussion of president nixon's meeting with elvis presley in 1970. the photo of the two together is the most requested photo from the archives. >> i'm always concerned about the potential unforeseen consequences, unintended consequences of new regulations. new regulations or regulations of any kind act as a tax. when you tax or regulate something, you tend to get less of it. you tend to diminish it. >> this weekend on "the communicators" republican f.c.c. commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create a national broad band plan, net
and on "washington journal" we'll look at the terrorist threat and the government protests in iran and the hivetry and role of the federal reserve. >> several events to tell about today on c-span. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, speaks at the washington center for interns on the role of the military. that's at 10:00 a.m. eastern. at noon eastern, a discussion of conflict in the developing world hosted by the wilson center and catholic relief...
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. >>> and up next, we get out of washington and head to beautiful utah where john king caught up with one mayor who is looking to change the status quo by changing the local liquor laws. frgs show and tell... with all the pet hair in the air my eyes would really itch. but now i have new zyrtec® itchy eye drops. no other allergy itchy eye drop works faster or longer. zyrtec® itchy eye drops work fast i can love the air™. (announcer) find it in the allergy aisle. yeah. would you like a pony ? yeah ! ( cluck, cluck, cluck ) oh, wowww ! that's fun ! you didn't say i could have a real one. well, you didn't ask. even kids know when it's wrong to hold out on somebody. why don't banks ? we're ally, a new bank that alerts you when your money could be working harder and earning more. it's just the right thing to do. [ female announcer ] yoplait's perfect blend of real fruit and the goodness of dairy is just a peel away. explore all the delicious flavors. yoplait. it is so good. >>> every week on "state of the union" john king travels travels to dafrpt state. in this week's dispatch, he sets
. >>> and up next, we get out of washington and head to beautiful utah where john king caught up with one mayor who is looking to change the status quo by changing the local liquor laws. frgs show and tell... with all the pet hair in the air my eyes would really itch. but now i have new zyrtec® itchy eye drops. no other allergy itchy eye drop works faster or longer. zyrtec® itchy eye drops work fast i can love the air™. (announcer) find it in the allergy aisle. yeah. would you like...
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one example is something the was mentioned in an op ed in the "washington post." it is the need to talk openly between the executive branch and congress about a legal paradigm that deals with the problems of terrorism as we understand them in the 21st century. the major political debate, and some of it is rhetorical, is whether or not we are at war with terror. should the subject -- sow should the subset -- should the suspect in the detroit bombing be treated as a hostile enemy? we are neither fully and war and the classic sense of state- to-state, that with all the rules and structures that applied to that but neither are we fully in a criminal legal context. part of that has to do with the multiple feeder to mention of what we're talking about. people are shooting at each other in places like afghanistan, but it is hard to say those are criminal environments and solely? of criminals. at the same time, it is hard to argue with our european colleagues that this is a war paradox. many of our european colleagues think the fear of radicalization is in their streets.
one example is something the was mentioned in an op ed in the "washington post." it is the need to talk openly between the executive branch and congress about a legal paradigm that deals with the problems of terrorism as we understand them in the 21st century. the major political debate, and some of it is rhetorical, is whether or not we are at war with terror. should the subject -- sow should the subset -- should the suspect in the detroit bombing be treated as a hostile enemy? we...
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host: washington is one of those states with up to 99 weeks. guest: yes, i respect both mike and pat in thinking that 99 weeks is too long. especially with mike saying he could not get people to return to work for his landscaping business. the fact is more americans than ever went back to seasonal farmworker over the summer. we do guest permits. everyone from college students to adults were picking fruit last summer. they could not get another job. to employers like mike if you cannot find people, please list york jobs with our one-stop centers. host: the department of labor has a national call center. 1-877-us2jobs. who isÑi this number for and wht kind of information will they get? guest: it is a help line for people having trouble with their benefits. if they have specific questions it is hard to give the answer. the job they had before there were displaced, how many weeks the worked -- all of that is different from state to state. one example. sometimes if your partner or spouse is transferred by their job and you transferred along with th
host: washington is one of those states with up to 99 weeks. guest: yes, i respect both mike and pat in thinking that 99 weeks is too long. especially with mike saying he could not get people to return to work for his landscaping business. the fact is more americans than ever went back to seasonal farmworker over the summer. we do guest permits. everyone from college students to adults were picking fruit last summer. they could not get another job. to employers like mike if you cannot find...
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call from washington, d.c. ce&er: good morning.t( pat robertson,ç imperialism, ts is the position -- reason haiti has such hardship is because it broke with the french. just like they caused simbabway to go to hardship. -- zimbabwe to go to the hardship. activated during the haiti earthquake, a heart machine, it can create earthquakes. i would like to know if the machine was active during the haiti-ç-another thing i want t know is the united states -- united nations isçó a criminal organization. it's responsible for the spread+ of the swine flu. it was pattening -- peatenting it as well.ko this is an effort to -- host: tony, you believe the united states has patented swine flu and responsible for spreading it? >> i don't know if the united states. i think the world health organization. host: why would they do that? caller: because they practice in genocide. they want to reduce the populationç by 80%. this is all part ofñ)ççw3;3 agenda.t( agenda 21.ç >> we'll leaveç this segmentçm the "washin
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and major hasan came from washington, d.c. thank you very much. [applauding] [inaudible conversations] >> peter has to leave at 11:00, so he should take the first few questions. there is a microphone in the back of the room for anyone who would like to ask a question. [inaudible conversations] >> my name is mustafa malik. i work some 30 years as a journalist in the united states. i retired two years ago. my question is for peter bergen specifically. what i hear now in this seminar and the last few is exactly what i was hearing before the last war. and the premise was that we will be able to. we will have democracy. now it is an islamic system. there is -- have you really tested the hypothesis somewhere that we are not the soviets, afghan people love us. and one last point i want to make. i am told that the other speaker was comparing afghanistan, our presence in afghanistan to soviet presence in afghanistan. they were doing is exact same thing that we are trying to do. i would just mention that i was born in india. the british were doing the same
and major hasan came from washington, d.c. thank you very much. [applauding] [inaudible conversations] >> peter has to leave at 11:00, so he should take the first few questions. there is a microphone in the back of the room for anyone who would like to ask a question. [inaudible conversations] >> my name is mustafa malik. i work some 30 years as a journalist in the united states. i retired two years ago. my question is for peter bergen specifically. what i hear now in this seminar...
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yet driving from washington d.c. to may or washington state to arizona means passing through states that have weak drunk driving laws, did not ban text driving laws, did not ban text messaging, do not require that use a booster seat for your child, have life-threatening with -- life-threatening loopholes in teen driving laws and an adequate enforcement of seat belt and motorcycle helmet laws. and worst states, there were 10 in the green category. the top to in this category are the district of columbia, i got credit for 13.5 lost and the state of new jersey, with credit for 13 lost. the other states are illinois, thank you center, maryland, new york, north carolina, oregon, tennessee, minnesota, california, and washington. there are nine worst states this year. we added, unfortunately, six new states to that category. they are arizona, virginia, vt., pennsylvania, ohio, and nebraska. in order of ranking, the states in the worst category having fewer than half of these 15 basic laws are south dakota with only three of
yet driving from washington d.c. to may or washington state to arizona means passing through states that have weak drunk driving laws, did not ban text driving laws, did not ban text messaging, do not require that use a booster seat for your child, have life-threatening with -- life-threatening loopholes in teen driving laws and an adequate enforcement of seat belt and motorcycle helmet laws. and worst states, there were 10 in the green category. the top to in this category are the district of...
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another brother is still at large and listed as one of mexico's most wanted drug lords. >>> washington wizards star basketball player gilbert arenas says it was quote bad judgment to have kept guns in the team locker room. he denied gambling reports and reports that he and another player pulled guns on each other. potato competition.te couch at some espn zones around the country. competitors have to sit in a chair watching sports without getting up. they started friday morning and get a short bathroom break every eight hours. if you snooze, you lose. if you win in chicago, you get a big screen tv and a recliner. >> well, that's appropriate. >> spend the rest of your life sitting there watching tv. >> they're still going? >> they're still at it. >> think espn has a vesting interest in the outcome? >> and free cable, too. >>> it's time for the weather. in for marysol today is j.c. monahan. out of wcbv in boston. >> they brought me inside. there's a lot going on in the northeast. we're going to start in portland, maine. dealing with flooding there after high tides and a large ocean storm.
another brother is still at large and listed as one of mexico's most wanted drug lords. >>> washington wizards star basketball player gilbert arenas says it was quote bad judgment to have kept guns in the team locker room. he denied gambling reports and reports that he and another player pulled guns on each other. potato competition.te couch at some espn zones around the country. competitors have to sit in a chair watching sports without getting up. they started friday morning and get...
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kimberly dozier in washington has more on that part of the story. story. >> reporter: this is yemeni government video of its u.s.-trained counter-terrorist teams at work. but cbs news has lshed exclusively that recent combined air and ground assaults against al qaeda in december were american-led, according to a u.s. special prayings expert who trains yemeni officers. >> that was very much something executed by the united states but with very heavy support by the yemeni government. it was cruise missile strikes, in combination with military units on the ground, but it was a very disik signal from the obama administration that they are serious in assisting yemen remove these al qaeda facilities from its soil. >> reporter: the target, al qaeda of the arabian peninsula, an affiliate of osama bin laden's group with a popular following in yemen. the yemeni offshoot claimed responsibility for the attempted airliner bombing on christmas day, but american counter-terrorist teams have been track al qaeda in yemen since the uss "cole" bombing in 2000 and the
kimberly dozier in washington has more on that part of the story. story. >> reporter: this is yemeni government video of its u.s.-trained counter-terrorist teams at work. but cbs news has lshed exclusively that recent combined air and ground assaults against al qaeda in december were american-led, according to a u.s. special prayings expert who trains yemeni officers. >> that was very much something executed by the united states but with very heavy support by the yemeni government....
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but, back in washington, he might not like what he hears. yungi de nies is traveling with the president and joins us from hawaii. >> reporter: good evening, john. this is the first time that the president has publicly linked the suspect to al qaeda. it's clear he's no lone extremist, but part of a bigger problem and a bigger threat. president obama is still going through the initial reviews he ordered after the attempted bombing on flight 253. but he says one thing is clear -- that umar farouk was part of an al qaeda affiliated group in yemen. >> this group, trained him, equipped with those explosives. and directed him to attack that plane headed for america. >> reporter: the president said even before the christmas day indent, his administration has been pursuing this group along with the wider al qaeda network. >> this was a failure and a breakdown from beginning to end. >> reporter: republicans are critical of the vacationing president and his homeland security chief with some even calling for her to resigned. >> she said that the system
but, back in washington, he might not like what he hears. yungi de nies is traveling with the president and joins us from hawaii. >> reporter: good evening, john. this is the first time that the president has publicly linked the suspect to al qaeda. it's clear he's no lone extremist, but part of a bigger problem and a bigger threat. president obama is still going through the initial reviews he ordered after the attempted bombing on flight 253. but he says one thing is clear -- that umar...
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also with us on washington journal was republican representative pete hoekstra of michigan, the ranking member of the intelligence committee. >> host: we talk now with representative pete, congressman you will be getting a briefing today by the administration on the christmas day bombing attempt. what do you want to know? >> guest: there's a couple of things i want to know. number one this is kind of personal for me i come from steve michigan and this was an attack on the largest city of detroit, so we have any indication at all that detroit was picked for a specific reason and this is an indication that it may be a target sometime again in the future or was detroit just a choice of convenience? it could have been atlantic or minneapolis, could have been new york or any other city. the guy was just getting to detroit. and the second thing is i really want to find out why after fort hood which had very much the same footprint the american-born radical clerk in yemen, it had al qaeda of the arabian peninsula and it was an attack on america. what steps did the administration take immediate
also with us on washington journal was republican representative pete hoekstra of michigan, the ranking member of the intelligence committee. >> host: we talk now with representative pete, congressman you will be getting a briefing today by the administration on the christmas day bombing attempt. what do you want to know? >> guest: there's a couple of things i want to know. number one this is kind of personal for me i come from steve michigan and this was an attack on the largest...
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[laughter] with two of the smartest interpreters of such things in washington, jim hoagland of the washington post and jim eisenstaedt. with that, it's a pleasure to welcome to the washington institute. [applause] what i say is pretty and the analyzed. >> it is a great opportunity to be with you here this afternoon and i very much look forward to your questions i will make a few comments. maybe i will start with the jon stewart show last evening in new york. someone asked me why i would do that. the answer "quite frankly is very simple, is evidence is basically a 18-25-year-old and a get an awful lot of their news from him. /yat a higher level, in terms of my own communications in a world where things are moving so rapidly and changing constantly, however communicate and how we communicate and how we begin to understand our younger generations are communicating is really the reason i did that. i worked to get on other mediums to, in fact, communicate and also try to listen. i was taken in watching the show before i went on that jon -- and many of you have not seen it -- i am assuming -- [laug
[laughter] with two of the smartest interpreters of such things in washington, jim hoagland of the washington post and jim eisenstaedt. with that, it's a pleasure to welcome to the washington institute. [applause] what i say is pretty and the analyzed. >> it is a great opportunity to be with you here this afternoon and i very much look forward to your questions i will make a few comments. maybe i will start with the jon stewart show last evening in new york. someone asked me why i would...
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. >> in a letter to the washington post today cia director leon panetta defended the agents for letting the man in, he said the individual was about to be searched by our security officers, a distance away from other intelligence personnel, when he set off his explosives. critics contend they trusted and risked too much. >> one of the officers killed had nearly 15 years experience doing nothing but al qaeda. he is referring to the base's station sheet, a member of the clandestine service, former agents tell me in loss is going to have a chilling effect on the risks that agents on the ground are allowed to fake jeff. >> glor: kimber dozier, thank you. since the attempted christmas airline attack, international attention has focused on yemen, which claims to be taking action against al qaeda there. but it is hampered by a civil conflict that could bring even more chaos to an already troubled country and potentially even more trouble for the u.s. terry mccarthy is in the yemeni capital tonight. >> reporter: yemen is fighting a war on three fronts, washington wants it to take on al qaeda he
. >> in a letter to the washington post today cia director leon panetta defended the agents for letting the man in, he said the individual was about to be searched by our security officers, a distance away from other intelligence personnel, when he set off his explosives. critics contend they trusted and risked too much. >> one of the officers killed had nearly 15 years experience doing nothing but al qaeda. he is referring to the base's station sheet, a member of the clandestine...
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jenkins on "washington journal." "washington journal" is next. . . you can always reach us by e- mail. we will get to all of that in just a moment. first, front-page in "the financial times." package is still large despite lower comp ratio, a political furor and public anger. a similar headline in "the wall street journal." a little bit of this article -- blue line i will read you more of that article this morning in "the wall street journal" and other reports, too. but christina romer was on "state of the union" and other sunday talk shows and talk about the issue of bonuses and here is what she had to say. >> we have had to take extraordinary actions to rescue the financial system. we always did it because that is what had to be done for the american people. nobody wanted to bail out banks just for their sake. it is because we know that credit is the lifeblood of a modern economy and without it, families cannot get loans for cars or send their kids to schools and small businesses cannot get loans. we know the financial sector matters. but at the sa
jenkins on "washington journal." "washington journal" is next. . . you can always reach us by e- mail. we will get to all of that in just a moment. first, front-page in "the financial times." package is still large despite lower comp ratio, a political furor and public anger. a similar headline in "the wall street journal." a little bit of this article -- blue line i will read you more of that article this morning in "the wall street journal"...
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chamber of commerce in washington. president tom dononue will be talking about the state of business heading into 2010. we'll hear his remarks shortly and also possible remarks by the chamber's foundation executive vice-president margaret spellings, former education secretary. today on this tuesday, the u.s. house returns getting underway with the second session of the 111th congress. no real business today. it will be a pro forma session at noon, when the house comes in. politico writing about the 2010 agenda says it's clear economic issues will dominate the start of this year's session and they now threaten to crowd out other domestic priorities, much as health care did last year. toss in a few fights about the transfer of prisoners to guantanamo bay prison and the congressional bandwidth is even further stressed. again, the u.s. house coming in today, live at noon on c-span, senate is back a week from tomorrow, january 20th here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] >> chamber of commerce president tom dononue speak
chamber of commerce in washington. president tom dononue will be talking about the state of business heading into 2010. we'll hear his remarks shortly and also possible remarks by the chamber's foundation executive vice-president margaret spellings, former education secretary. today on this tuesday, the u.s. house returns getting underway with the second session of the 111th congress. no real business today. it will be a pro forma session at noon, when the house comes in. politico writing about...
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the hudson institute in washington, d.c., hosts this hour 15 minute talk. >> good afternoon. could everyone please take a seat. we are about to begin. it's my pleasure to welcome everyone to today's segment of our series on lifting the theocratic iron curtain, examining the application of muslim blasphemy and rules in the contemporary world. and today, we are very proud to be hosting jytte klausen, doctor jytte klausen who is the author of the new book just out by yale university press, the cartoons that shook the world. and we do have copies for anyone who wants to purchase them outside. outside, after the program. dr. klausen is a professor of contemporary politics at brandeis university, an affiliate of the center for european studies at harvard university. she's the author also of the challenge of islam, politics and religion in western europe by oxford university press. she recently received a carnegie scholars award last year for her work on muslims in europe. and modern the program today is zeyno baran he is the director of the center for eurasian policy and a senior f
the hudson institute in washington, d.c., hosts this hour 15 minute talk. >> good afternoon. could everyone please take a seat. we are about to begin. it's my pleasure to welcome everyone to today's segment of our series on lifting the theocratic iron curtain, examining the application of muslim blasphemy and rules in the contemporary world. and today, we are very proud to be hosting jytte klausen, doctor jytte klausen who is the author of the new book just out by yale university press,...
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, is he more and more frustrated. >> typical washington fight. >> reporter: his first reflex is to blame republican, but rose knows democrats not only have the white house but big majorities in the house and senate. he says democrats fighting mopping themselves over how to pay for reforms should spend some time in his shoes. >> they really need to get their heads together and get their act straight. with those majorities in place, things should be happening. if they don't get it done, there's got to be a lot of people hurting because of it. >> reporter: john king, cnn, fort woft. wor worth, texas. >>> and state of the union stops at the top of the hour. >> today's guests will talk about the lets from yemen, the christmas day terror plot, and lessons learned from 9/11. again, that's state of the union right after cnn sunday morning. >>> so when rick warren asked the faithful to help his church through a crisis, the response was overwhelming. you'll definitely want to stick around for the details on this one. >> it was mega, right? and calling it a reverse collection plate. we'll take you
, is he more and more frustrated. >> typical washington fight. >> reporter: his first reflex is to blame republican, but rose knows democrats not only have the white house but big majorities in the house and senate. he says democrats fighting mopping themselves over how to pay for reforms should spend some time in his shoes. >> they really need to get their heads together and get their act straight. with those majorities in place, things should be happening. if they don't get...
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they even had to shut down the washington monument. well, in san diego, which is the poster child, the city of san diego, for pension abuse, my goodness, they're talking about bulldozing the fire pits at the beach to save a few pennies because of the city's budget crunch. so expect more of those types of examples and that's due to the union power and the excessive spending. i go back to the point. it's a theme in the book. we're creating a two tiered society. and the more power unions have, the less accountability their members have and the more abuse we'll see. and it also -- union power destroys chances at reform. it's very hard to reform our educational system. even noted conservatives such as antonio villaraigosa, the mayor of los angeles has called the education system in los angeles this new civil rights issue of our time and, you know, he's our time. because the dropout rates -- he was -- l.a. officials were arguing over whether the dropout rate is 35% or 50%. and i heard they're both wrong. it might actually be 60%. i mean, can
they even had to shut down the washington monument. well, in san diego, which is the poster child, the city of san diego, for pension abuse, my goodness, they're talking about bulldozing the fire pits at the beach to save a few pennies because of the city's budget crunch. so expect more of those types of examples and that's due to the union power and the excessive spending. i go back to the point. it's a theme in the book. we're creating a two tiered society. and the more power unions have, the...
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that is how it goes in washington. when you begin by spreading the wealth around you end up destroying it. the president and congress tell us they're going to help us by reducing costs. in reality, what they're doing is eliminating freedom for our citizens. dictating policies they must buy for their families, and forcing employers and the state to pick up the tab. we do not need that kind of help. at last count, 14 attorney general's, republican and democrat, are investigating this legislation for violating the 10th amendment to the united states constitution. as you know, in the past, i have successfully joined the legislature and the superintendent to join the state of arizona against the arizona attorney general as the u.s. supreme court case. [applause] today, in our attorney-general will not join this effort to defend the state of arizona against this infringement on states' rights, i will. [applause] until then, i have a simple message to every member of our delegation. for the good of our state just vote "no." [
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"washington times." there is a vacuum if we do not support, but you are saying that one of the reasons that al qaeda is fighting there is this? guest: they are an unusual enemy, often when we do something, it is win-win for them. for example, we did not have an airplane explode on christmas day. but 80% of what they were aiming for was successful. they terrorized the american people, seized the air-traffic system, causing the united states to spend much more money on screening and personnel. suggesting again to the american people that their government cannot protect them. these are choices between bad actions. host: let's hear from one of the callers. ernest, good morning. independent line. caller: sir, i want to find out if you are one of the good cia guys. you say we are not -- you say that we are fighting an enemy that does not exist. al qaeda is a name that we gave them, they did not give it to themselves. i do not know how in tune you are with the last attempt of a terrorist attack. could you expla
"washington times." there is a vacuum if we do not support, but you are saying that one of the reasons that al qaeda is fighting there is this? guest: they are an unusual enemy, often when we do something, it is win-win for them. for example, we did not have an airplane explode on christmas day. but 80% of what they were aiming for was successful. they terrorized the american people, seized the air-traffic system, causing the united states to spend much more money on screening and...
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this is followed by "washington journal." and then the institute of peace looks at the elections in afghanistan. >> on today's washington journal, the republican national committee chairman and a look at the latest unemployment figures with business reporter marilyn geewax. and we will discuss counter- terrorism with juan zarate. >> american icons. three of original documentaries from c-span. a journey through the iconic comes of the three branches of american government. see the details of the supreme court and go beyond the public tours of the white house. and explore the architecture of the capital. a three-disc dvd said. this is one of the many items available at c-span.org. >> the center for american progress posted a report that legalizing undocumented immigrants would reduce unemployment and the economy. the authors discuss their findings with the american immigration council. this is one hour. >> thank you very much. it is a pleasure to be here with the center for american progress. i think that what is startling, is
this is followed by "washington journal." and then the institute of peace looks at the elections in afghanistan. >> on today's washington journal, the republican national committee chairman and a look at the latest unemployment figures with business reporter marilyn geewax. and we will discuss counter- terrorism with juan zarate. >> american icons. three of original documentaries from c-span. a journey through the iconic comes of the three branches of american government....
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and he asked his various aides in moscow, and they did know and they asked the embassy in washington, and they didn't know either. is that true? is it possible that somehow they didn't know what kant david was? >> host: i don't think too many americans knew what it means at the time. they don't know in my presence. when he said and looking schedule, and he -- he wanted to be treated as equal. so he was very precise looking that he was really, he did not care. and he asked why they don't want to speak with me at white house, and try to bring me to summer camp? may be humiliation. indicated his mind when it was first not recognized soviet union and then, invite the soviet delegation to princess island near istanbul and then they send their stray dogs. so it was true. and out. >> guest: it's a good example of how much both sides did understand of each other at that time. >> host: and now we are are coming to the and we will come back in some minutes. >> guest: okay. >> "after words" and several others c-span programs are available for download as podcast. more with peter golson and serge
and he asked his various aides in moscow, and they did know and they asked the embassy in washington, and they didn't know either. is that true? is it possible that somehow they didn't know what kant david was? >> host: i don't think too many americans knew what it means at the time. they don't know in my presence. when he said and looking schedule, and he -- he wanted to be treated as equal. so he was very precise looking that he was really, he did not care. and he asked why they don't...
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joining us now in washington bob woodward and his number one "new york times" recent best seller was "the war within." what struck you about the president today, robert? >> this was a problem he thought was solved, that they really had set up all this apparatus and process, as everyone says, to connect the dots, and it turns out that, as he said, there are system failures and human failures. i remember one of the former cia directors used to say in dealing with something like this, the solutions are middle management having good middle managers, in this case, watch officers, who are there on christmas eve and christmas day, and then having the data to sift through. clearly, people were asleep. if you listen to the president's remarks at length, i think he used the word failure or failed about eight or nine times. i mean, that is -- he's giving a knee to the whole intelligence community and the system that is set up to keep something like this from happening. >> what do you make of him? you know presidents as well as any journalist. what do you make of him in tone and style? what's yo
joining us now in washington bob woodward and his number one "new york times" recent best seller was "the war within." what struck you about the president today, robert? >> this was a problem he thought was solved, that they really had set up all this apparatus and process, as everyone says, to connect the dots, and it turns out that, as he said, there are system failures and human failures. i remember one of the former cia directors used to say in dealing with...
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he worked on the washington post his whole life. and it was all in washington post stock. i didn't get that one. when herblock was hired by katharine graham's brand father, the paper wasn't making any money at all. we had printers' retired as millionaires. he took this money and back were the foundation money came from. we are giving away because we believed in. to remind people of who herblock was and who he stood for, he would be 100 years old this october 13th, a couple weeks ago. we created a lecture for herblock. a big award for a cartoonist. the senator spoke to was. all kinds of wonderful lecturers giving awards. we also thought about creating a book to show people what herblock did. that was the background for this effort. it is a collaborative effort on the part of the foundation. i did the writing on the narrative and tried to put it into context. i am very proud of this book. really proud of it. if you look at it, this is a piece of history. you look at the range of herblock, he would be 100 years old now but his career as a cartoonist started with the crash in
he worked on the washington post his whole life. and it was all in washington post stock. i didn't get that one. when herblock was hired by katharine graham's brand father, the paper wasn't making any money at all. we had printers' retired as millionaires. he took this money and back were the foundation money came from. we are giving away because we believed in. to remind people of who herblock was and who he stood for, he would be 100 years old this october 13th, a couple weeks ago. we created...
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that set washington on its ear. a new book claim bing by mark halpern and john hidealman reports that during the campaign last year senate majority harry reid was telling people privately that barack obama's campaign would be helped because he was, quote, a light-skinned african- american with no negro dialect unless he wanted to have one." reed spent all day yesterday apologizing to the president who said he accepted the apology and to a score of black politicians and leaders. but the episode does recall a very similar incident when then republican leader trent lott said that he had the country elected segregationist strom thurmond we wouldn't have had so many problems. that caused such a furor you'll recall that lott had to resign his leadership post. senator feinstein who is in california this morning, i have to start with that. is this going to have the same impact on harry reid? should he resign? >> i don't think so. first of all, all of us are imperfect. clearly this was a mistake. clearly the leader misspoke.
that set washington on its ear. a new book claim bing by mark halpern and john hidealman reports that during the campaign last year senate majority harry reid was telling people privately that barack obama's campaign would be helped because he was, quote, a light-skinned african- american with no negro dialect unless he wanted to have one." reed spent all day yesterday apologizing to the president who said he accepted the apology and to a score of black politicians and leaders. but the...
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lisa myers, nbc news, washington. >>> call it a big gamble on its way to a big payoff. the 3-d epic "avatar," which cost a fortune to make, came in first at the box office for the third straight weekend. the film has now pulled in just over $1 billion worldwide. that means it's already the fourth biggest grossing movie of all time and counting. >>> we're back in a moment with a visit to the wild blue yonder and the angels who fly there. r e but nothing comes out! advil cold & sinus knows that the real problem isn't always mucus. it's often swelling caused by inflammation in your nasal passages. the right medicine for the real problem is advil cold & sinus with a strong decongestant that reduces swelling to relieve sinus pressure plus the power of advil for the pain. advil cold & sinus. the right medicine for the real problem. ask for the red box at the pharmacy counter. that's when i'd had it with heartburn. it was supposed to be the night i would hook mr. right. i mean look at him - he is really bringing it. and look at me - i'm blank. i got nothing. that's when i had
lisa myers, nbc news, washington. >>> call it a big gamble on its way to a big payoff. the 3-d epic "avatar," which cost a fortune to make, came in first at the box office for the third straight weekend. the film has now pulled in just over $1 billion worldwide. that means it's already the fourth biggest grossing movie of all time and counting. >>> we're back in a moment with a visit to the wild blue yonder and the angels who fly there. r e but nothing comes out!...
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so washington worries about that. on the other hand, the regional offices that image before it don't worry about it at all, seemingly. they just want to work collaboratively to get the job done. so there's a bit of politics there. the last thing i want to mention that is really rather insidious is that from time to time, federal agencies to suffer from regulatory capture. and what i mean by that is they have become so close to the entities that they are sworn to regulate, and there is so much moving back and forth between those entities and the regulators, sort of a revolving door system, that i believe that their mission gets lost in the process. and some of that has occurred at the occ in my view. >> commissioner born, which woni would like to be able to let attorney general suthers respond, if you would like to. >> thank you, commissioner. i've watch the arguments about federal preemption for many years now. typically the proponents tell congress that subjecting our industry to 50 different state regulatory schemes
so washington worries about that. on the other hand, the regional offices that image before it don't worry about it at all, seemingly. they just want to work collaboratively to get the job done. so there's a bit of politics there. the last thing i want to mention that is really rather insidious is that from time to time, federal agencies to suffer from regulatory capture. and what i mean by that is they have become so close to the entities that they are sworn to regulate, and there is so much...
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one, the speech and the march on washington. i was watching the television and i started out watching, i was lying down, and when it was over, i was standing straight up. and the second is something that i did not witness but i remember hearing. and i read. sitting in his kitchen after terrorists, if you will, attacks on his own, and he was wondering if it was worth it at all, and he felt like he was going to give up. the scene was a naked light bulb hanging over his bed, just him and got, and he said that that moment of deep despair and frustration and resignation, he heard the collective unconscious of his people speak in the words of the negro spiritual, sometimes i feel discouraged and think my work is in vain, but then the whole spirit revives my soul again. -- and then the holy spirit revise my soul again. and he got up and kept working. >> whoever would like to answer, please do it-you can. this may go on a long time. regarding the statement, the constitution is god's document, where does mike huckabee get aloff? how do w
one, the speech and the march on washington. i was watching the television and i started out watching, i was lying down, and when it was over, i was standing straight up. and the second is something that i did not witness but i remember hearing. and i read. sitting in his kitchen after terrorists, if you will, attacks on his own, and he was wondering if it was worth it at all, and he felt like he was going to give up. the scene was a naked light bulb hanging over his bed, just him and got, and...
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they better, they even had to shut down the washington monument. welcome in san diego which is the poster child of the city of san diego for pension abuse, my goodness, they are talking about bulldozing the fire pits at the beach to save a few pennies because of the city's budget crunch. so expect more of those types of examples. and this is due to the union power and the excessive spending. again, i go back to the point that it's a theme throughout the book, we are agreeing a two to tier society. and union power destroys chances of reform that it's very hard to reform our educational system. even noted conservatives such as the mayor of los angeles has called the education system in los angeles this new civil rights issue of our time, and you know, he's right here because the dropout rates, family officials were arguing over whether the dropout rate is 35% or 50% that and i heard they're both wanted it might be 60%. can you imagine that? i flew here on southwest airline. a match in if their failure rate was only 30 percent of the time, right? [lau
they better, they even had to shut down the washington monument. welcome in san diego which is the poster child of the city of san diego for pension abuse, my goodness, they are talking about bulldozing the fire pits at the beach to save a few pennies because of the city's budget crunch. so expect more of those types of examples. and this is due to the union power and the excessive spending. again, i go back to the point that it's a theme throughout the book, we are agreeing a two to tier...
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i was getting up in the morning at 5:00 on the sunnyside of washington and outside of new york. and it was in a cargo into the airport and people say do i sense a little accent? [laughter] in the art they know that i am not from new york that out from a kitchen that it does not exist anymore. from texas a balky and he said how long have you been here? it and i said the country's six or seven years. and you still speak like that. [laughter] ninth eight tata i would do anything because if i came to this country and worked for the bank or if the public deli your supermarket maybe buy now when i do the books i always look light galileo were a year or something and this alone and draw and time has moved again. i think what happens in my book i cannot quite express myself so once things are headed in the picture. of course, i would like people to open the book and find out for themselves what they see in the picture but we wanted the books to go out and promote the books and show people what you meant by each picture. but it would not be interesting enough if i just speaks so for be t
i was getting up in the morning at 5:00 on the sunnyside of washington and outside of new york. and it was in a cargo into the airport and people say do i sense a little accent? [laughter] in the art they know that i am not from new york that out from a kitchen that it does not exist anymore. from texas a balky and he said how long have you been here? it and i said the country's six or seven years. and you still speak like that. [laughter] ninth eight tata i would do anything because if i came...